Race 9 (129)
THE ORIENTAL WATCH 55TH ANNIVERSARY SHA TIN TROPHY (HANDICAP) Rating:- 1600m Sha Tin Good
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | DESIGNS ON ROME (P270) | K Teetan | -- | Began fairly, not pushed, dropping to last 1250m. Began forward move 800m, circled field to lead 600m, dawdled 300m before picking up speed again, holding off late challenges. |
| 2 | 2 | BLAZING SPEED (P192) | N Callan | TT | Began well, pushed forward, settling one-out, one-back. Swung wide entering straight but battled on strongly despite being awkwardly placed outside drifting winner. |
| 3 | 1 | BEAUTY ONLY (S411) | D Whyte | H/TT | Restrained early to get cover before picking up speed, settling 3-wide behind midfield. Got shuffled back 700m when tempo increased, widest into straight, finished off strongly. |
| 4 | 10 | JOYFUL TRINITY (V110) | J Moreira | -- | Jumped well, pressed forward, settling 2-back along rail. Switched out 300m to get clear running and finished off strongly despite racing in restricted space final 150m. |
| 5 | 7 | PACKING PINS (S386) | N Rawiller | -- | Jumped OK, not pushed, dropped towards rear in one-off position. Got shuffled back to last around turn, blocked for run early in straight, finished off nicely when clear final 300m. |
| 6 | 9 | SUN JEWELLERY (T301) | S De Sousa | TT | Pressed forward from an outside draw to sit three-parts of a length outside leader on settling. Shaken up from 600m, battled on strongly till flattened final 100m. |
| 7 | 6 | BEAUTY FLAME (S117) | C Y Ho | TT | Began well, pushed forward to lead, then steadied pace. Shaken up when joined up front 600m, fought on gamely to 100m before running out of steam and fading. |
| 8 | 5 | HELENE PARAGON (V167) | C Schofield | H/XB | Jumped OK, not pushed, taken to rail, settling behind midfield. Got shuffled back to last passing 700m, took rails run in straight, kept on fairly to 150m, turning one-paced. |
| 9 | 8 | HELENE HAPPY STAR (T104) | S Clipperton | H/XB | Began fairly, ridden to make up ground, settling one-off 4L from leader. Under pressure when field speeded up 700m, swung wide, one-paced in straight. |
| 10 | 3 | CONTENTMENT (S391) | B Prebble | P | Away nicely, sharing early pace till settling in box seat 2L from leader. Became unbalanced rounding turn, had inside run in straight but found little under pressure and faded. |
| 11 | 12 | FLAME HERO (P294) | H W Lai | V | Crowded out start, dropping back to last before moving up on settling. Began forward move from 800m, racing 4-wide around turn, but run ended 300m and faded. |
| B : | Blinkers | BO : | Blinker with one cowl only | CC : | Cornell Collar | CP : | Sheepskin Cheek Pieces |
| CO : | Sheepskin Cheek Piece One Side | E : | Ear Plugs | H : | Hood | P : | Pacifier |
| PC : | Pacifier with cowls | PS : | Pacifier with one cowl | SB : | Sheepskin Browband | SR : | Shadow Roll |
| TT : | Tongue Tie | V : | Visor | VO : | Visor with one cowl | XB : | Crossed Nose Band |
| "1" : | First time | "2" : | Replaced | "-" : | Removed |